China has been grappling for years with an oppressive air pollution problem. That problem went critical this month when the smog became so thick it brought the Beijing to a standstill and caused air pollution red alerts in Beijing and yellow alerts in Shanghai. We all know air pollution is bad, but do we all know why? Here’s a video that explains what air pollution does in the body, along with links to more in-depth articles on health effects of air pollution and the current situation in China.
Ambient Air Quality and Health, World Health Orga
nization, Mar 2014
Health Effects of Ozone and Particle Pollution, American Lung Association, 2013
How Air Quality Affects Health, BC Ministry of Environment, 2008
See How China’s Smog Problem Goes Beyond Beijing, Lydia O’Connor on The World Post, Dec 2015
